Andrew Ortenberg
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We’ve got a big slate in the NBA today, with a whopping 10 games on the docket. And what better way to celebrate than by going for a big payday on Monday? That’s right; we’re back with another mega parlay, NBA edition. I just hit this mega parlay on Thursday at +918, and this is only my second time writing it since. Let’s make it two out of three!
We’re going big and bold again, so let’s not waste any more time. But before we dive in, don’t forget to check out our free picks on the side and total for every NBA game today.
Memphis Grizzlies ML (+260)
Utah Jazz -10.5 (-110)
Atlanta Hawks -4 (-110)
Parlay odds: +1222
Let’s break down each of the legs one by one.
Memphis Grizzlies ML (+260) over Brooklyn Nets
Give me the Grizzlies to start off this mega parlay. Not enough people are talking about how good Memphis has been, and they shouldn’t be this large of an underdog here. It might surprise you to learn that they’re 23-14 overall and 9-3 in their last 12, because the national media never talks about them. It’s even more impressive when you consider that they were without Ja Morant for 12 games. Just a few nights ago, they went into Phoenix and beat the Suns as big underdogs.
The Nets certainly aren’t unbeatable, and they aren’t anything to be afraid of. Brooklyn has lost back-to-back games, and in their most recent contest they lost outright as a double-digit favorite to a shorthanded Clippers team that was without pretty much all their best players. Kevin Durant said this week that the team lacks intensity, and he’s right.
Utah Jazz -10.5 (-110) over New Orleans Pelicans
I’m going to fade the Pelicans for the next leg of this parlay. Utah has the second-best point differential in the NBA (only trailing Golden State by 0.1) while New Orleans has the fifth-worst point differential, so laying double digits really doesn’t scare me here. The Jazz have been even better on the road than at home this year, with a 12-3 record as visitors.
New Orleans barely managed to beat a severely shorthanded Cavs team a couple of games ago, but their other two most recent contests were both ugly. First, they lost to the lowly Thunder, and then they got destroyed by 23 by Milwaukee. The Jazz will be extra fired up for this one since they’re coming off a tough loss to the Warriors. Right before that, they’d won six in a row.
Atlanta Hawks -4 (-110) over Portland Trail Blazers
To wrap this mega parlay up and hopefully bring us home, we’ve got the Hawks in one of the slate’s nightcaps. Portland has been a disaster this year, and things are about to get worse. It looks like the Trail Blazers are going to be without all three of Damian Lillard, CJ McCollum and Jusuf Nurkic here. I don’t know how the heck they’re supposed to keep up with Trae Young without their entire offense.
The Hawks were hit hard by COVID for a while but they’ve now gotten most of their guys back, most importantly Young. The Blazers have had a hard enough time remaining competitive with Lillard out there but no McCollum, so now I don’t see how they hold up without both. In their most recent game they lost by 33 to a middling Lakers team, and that was with Lillard in the lineup.
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